(June 7, 2017 at 3:21 pm)Khemikal Wrote:(June 2, 2017 at 5:28 pm)Lek Wrote: it really makes no sense to debate this topic since they have co-existed for ages. The 20th century was a time of huge advances in science and technology in a highly religious US and Western Europe. Scientists who were religious believers have made tremendous strides in the scientific world. Just look at history and you'll see the proof that they can co-exist very well.
Can we get your appraisal of some points?
When religion was burning heretics for doing science.....was it
a.)co-existing very well
b.)co-existing
c.)co existing very poorly
Was the 20th century a particularly religious century..or was it marked by vast waves of secularization?
In the time of Galileo, there was no question of the fact that there was seen a conflict of religion & science, as there were some religious (Saint Robert Bellarmine) who quit doing science, as it threatened their Catholic faith.
If there was not a true conflict between scientific reason and religious faith, then we would not be having an argument about it.
